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Psalms 82

1 God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”:

1 <<A Psalm of Asaph.>> God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; He judgeth among the gods.

2 “How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?

2 How long will ye judge unjustly and accept persons of the wicked? Selah

3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

3 Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy.

4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

4 Deliver the poor and needy; rescue them out of the hand of the wicked.

5 “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

5 They know not, neither will they understand. They walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

6 “I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’

6 I have said, "Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High."

7 But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler.”

7 But ye shall die like men and fall like one of the princes.

8 Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth, for Thou shalt inherit all nations.